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NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 111-122Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.06.029
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Alzheimer's disease; Bone marrow derived dendritic cell; Immunotherapy; Immune senescence
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- Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program [09PJD005]
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Anti-amyloid-beta (A beta) immunotherapy is a potential therapeutic strategy to reduce amyloid plaques and amyloid-associated pathologies in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Immune senescence with aging has also played a crucial role in AD pathogenesis and influences the effect of anti-A beta immunotherapy. In this study, a combined treatment of A beta(1-42)-bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) with intraperitoneal injection of splenocytes from young mice was designed as a novel immunotherapy for AD in APPswe/PSEN1de9 transgenic mice models. The results showed that the combined treatment not only elevated the level of anti-A beta antibodies but also reduced amyloid plaques in brain and finally ameliorated deterioration of spatial learning and memory in AD mice. Additionally, the results revealed an increase of CD68 positive microglial cells in the vicinity of amyloid plaques in the mouse brain, which was responsible for the enhanced phagocytosis of A beta plaques. In conclusion, the A beta(1-42)-BMDCs plus splenocytes treatment improved the phagocytosis of microglia and prevented AD pathology more effectively. This combined immunotherapy provided a promising treatment in preventing the progression of AD in clinical studies in the near future. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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